EP3747514A1 - Management system for table game, layout for gaming table, and gaming table - Google Patents

Abstract

An excellent gaming table layout (5) which includes a bet area (441) for a player, a bet area for a banker (442), a bet area for a tie (443), a bet area for a player pair (444), and a bet area for a banker pair (445) which are arranged in a plurality of rows for each player position (13) in a gaming table layout and is capable of evaluating whether or not a gaming table layout (5) is excellent by photographing a game token (1) with a camera device (2) or the like, recognizing a type of the game token (1) and the number of game tokens (1), and further calculating a ratio of an amount of money bet on a side bet is provided.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
• This nonprovisional application is based on Japanese Patent Application No.2018-27395 filed with the Japan Patent Office on Jan. 30, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD
• The present invention relates to a gaming table layout, a gaming table having a gaming table layout, a table game management system, and more particularly, to a gaming table layout, a gaming table having a gaming table layout, a table game management system which are capable of detecting an amount of game token bet on each of PLAYER, BANKER, TIE, PLAYER PAIR, and BANKER PAIR and particularly configured to consider the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR is bet on a lot.
BACKGROUND
• In game places such as casinos, attempts to detect and prevent misconduct during a game or a mistake or misconduct when a game token is bet or settled have been made.
• In a gaming table layout of a related art, as disclosed in thenon-patent literature 1, there are bet areas of TIE, PLAYER PAIR, and BANKER PAIR called a side bet before a dealer, and when a game participant desires to bet on the side bet, the game participant has to ask dealer to place or receive a game token. Further, in a system of a related art, a system of photographing a game token on a gaming table with a camera device or the like installed in the gaming table and recognizing a type of game token and the number of game tokens has been proposed.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENTNON-PATENT LITERATURE
• NON-PATENTLITERATURE 1 http://gamingconceptsgroup.com/2013/baccarat-table-sale/
SAMMARY OF THE INVENTIONPROBREM TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION
• In game places such as casinos, a baccarat game or the like in which betting is performed in accordance with a gaming table layout or the like is performed, a game token on a gaming table is photographed with a camera device installed in the gaming table, and a type of game token and the number of game tokens are recognized. However, the gaming table layout of the related art is not a layout considered to bet on the side bet easily. When the game participant desires to bet on the side bet, the game participant has to ask the dealer, and thus there is a problem in that time and efforts to go through the dealer's hand are taken, and it is difficult to bet. Further, in the system of the related art, a difference in a bet amount on each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR in each gaming table layout is not detected.
• The present invention was made in light of the foregoing, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming table layout which is excellent and capable of evaluating whether or not a gaming table layout is excellent by photographing a game token with a camera device, recognizing a type of game token and the number of game tokens, and further calculating a ratio of an amount of money bet on a side bet.
MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM
• In order to solve the above problems and achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a table game management system including a gaming table having a baccarat gaming table layout, a chip determining device capable of determining a type of game token placed on the gaming table to participate in a bet and the number of game tokens, and a control device that records the type of game token and the number of game tokens determined by the chip determining device in a database, in which the gaming table layout includes a portion on which a chip float storing the game token is placed, a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed, a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, further, as the bet area, a bet area for PLAYER, a bet area for BANKER, a bet area for TIE, a bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and a bet area for BANKER PAIR are set in a plurality of rows for each position radially centering on a dealer, and the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR independently for each player position on the basis of a record of the database.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, the bet areas of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR of each player position may be set within a range which a hand of each game participant sitting at the player position can reach.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the dealer sits to an end of each bet area may be within 1 m, and a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the game participant sits to an end of the bet area of each player position on which the game participant places the game token may be within 1 m.
• Further, the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, the bet area for the TIE, the bet area for the PLAYER PAIR, and the bet area for the BANKER PAIR may be arranged in five rows in one column for each player position.
• Further, the control device may be configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of gaming tables.
• Further, the control device may be configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of types of gaming table layouts.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a ratio of an amount of the game token bet on the TIE or an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER PAIR or the BANKER PAIR with respect to an amount of the game token bet on the player or the banker.
• Further, the control device may determine whether or not the gaming table layout is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate.
• Further, there is no contour line in the bet area, and the bet area may be distinguished from a place of the gaming table layout by a color or a color density.
• Further, a game token including a feature color specifying a type and a common color used in common to a plurality of types of game tokens may be a use target as the game token to be used, and the bet area may be colored with a color other than the common color.
• Further, the gaming table layout may include a game token check area.
• Further, the table game management system may further include a win-loss result determining device that determines a win-loss result of a game, and the control device may be configured to detect a balance for each player position on the basis of the win-loss result of the game determined by the win-loss result determining device.
• The table game management system may further include a player specifying unit that specifies a player participating in a game at each player position by a face authentication system or a membership card.
• The control device may record a membership ID of each player specified by the player specifying unit and a bet amount of each player position in the database in association with each other.
• The control device may be configured to detect an amount of the bet game token and a balance for each player.
• The chip determining device may be configured to separately detect a plurality of game token stacks within each bet area of each player position.
• Alternatively, another aspect of the present invention provides a table game management system including a gaming table having a baccarat gaming table layout, a chip determining device capable of determining a type of game token placed on the gaming table to participate in a bet and the number of game tokens, and a control device that records the type of game token and the number of game tokens determined by the chip determining device in a database, and the gaming table layout includes a portion on which a chip float storing the game token is placed, a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed, a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, in which the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR independently for each player position on the basis of a record of the database.
• Further, the control device may be configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of gaming tables.
• Further, the control device may be configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of types of gaming table layouts.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a ratio of an amount of the game token bet on the TIE or an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER PAIR or the BANKER PAIR with respect to an amount of the game token bet on the player or the banker.
• Further, the control device may be configured to determine whether or not the gaming table layout is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and the banker pair.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
• Further, the control device may be configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and the banker pair, calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate.
• Further, the control device may have a function of analyzing a relation between the theoretical earning rate or the actual earning rate and a period of time taken to perform a game.
• Further, the control device may have a function of analyzing a relation of the theoretical earning rate or the actual earning rate, a period of time taken to perform a game, and the number of game participants participating in a game.
• The table game management system may further include a win-loss result determining device that determines a win-loss result of a game, and the control device may be configured to detect a balance for each player position on the basis of the win-loss result of the game determined by the win-loss result determining device.
• The table game management system may further include a player specifying unit that specifies a player participating in a game at each player position by a face authentication system or a membership card.
• The control device may record a membership ID of each player specified by the player specifying unit and a bet amount of each player position in the database in association with each other.
• The control device may be configured to detect an amount of the bet game token and a balance for each player.
• The chip determining device may be configured to separately detect a plurality of game token stacks within each bet area of each player position.
• Further, another aspect of the present invention provides a baccarat gaming table layout including a portion on which a chip float storing a game token is placed, a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed, a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, in which further, as the bet area, a bet area for PLAYER, a bet area for BANKER, a bet area for TIE, a bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and a bet area for BANKER PAIR are set in a plurality of rows for each position radially centering on a dealer, and the bet areas of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR of each player position are set within a range which a hand of each game participant sitting at the player position can reach.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the dealer sits to an end of each bet area may be within 1 m, and a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the game participant sits to an end of the bet area of each player position on which the game participant places the game token may be within 1 m.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, the bet area for TIE, the bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and the bet area for BANKER PAIR may be arranged in five rows in one column for each player position.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, there is no contour line in the bet area, and the bet area may be distinguished from a place of the gaming table layout by a color or a color density.
• Further, in the gaming table layout, a game token including a feature color specifying a type and a common color used in common to a plurality of types of game tokens may be a use target as the game token to be used, and the bet area may be colored with a color other than the common color.
• Further, the gaming table layout may include a game token check area.
• Further, a gaming table may include the gaming table layout set on a top surface thereof.
EFFECT OF THE INVENTION
• According to the present invention, it is possible to correctly recognize a game token without confusion with a layout pattern when a game token is recognized using an image captured by a camera device and thereby improve accuracy of scanning a game token with a camera device through a table game management system including a gaming table having a baccarat gaming table layout, a chip determining device capable of determining a type of game token placed on the gaming table to participate in a bet and the number of game tokens, and a control device that records the type of game token and the number of game tokens determined by the chip determining device in a database, in which the gaming table layout includes a portion on which a chip float storing the game token is placed, a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed, a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, further, as the bet area, a bet area for PLAYER, a bet area for BANKER, a bet area for TIE, a bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and a bet area for BANKER PAIR are set in a plurality of rows for each position radially centering on a dealer, and the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR independently for each player position on the basis of a record of the database.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
• FIG. 1 is a top view illustrating a layout of a gaming table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 2 is a top view illustrating a layout of a gaming table according to another embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating a layout of a gaming table according to another embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 4 is a top view illustrating a layout of a gaming table according to another embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 5 is a top view illustrating a layout of a gaming table according to another embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 6 is a top view illustrating an example of a layout of a gaming table according to a related art;
• FIG. 7 is a top view illustrating an example of a layout of a gaming table according to a related art; and
• FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example of a game token.
EMBODIMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
• Hereinafter, a gaming table layout according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the appended drawings. In the following embodiment, a gaming table for baccarat will be described as an example of a gaming table, but the present invention is not limited by this embodiment. Further, constituent elements in the following embodiments include those which can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art or substantially the same ones.
[Embodiment]
• FIG. 1 is a top view illustrating agaming table layout 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention. InFIG. 1, a gaming table 4 is a baccarat table, and thegaming table layout 5 is attached to the top surface of the gaming table 4. Thegaming table layout 5 includes five player positions 13 (a "player position 1" 131, a "player position 2" 132, a "player position 3" 133, a "player position 5" 134, and a "player position 6" 135), and fivegame participants 10 can participate in the game. Abet area 44 is set for each player position 13. Thebet area 44 of the player position 13 includes areas of a player (PLAYER) 441, a banker (BANKER) 442, a tie (TIE) 443, a player pair (P) 444, and a banker pair (B) 445. Eachgame participant 10 puts a bet by placinggame tokens 1 of an amount to bet on a position corresponding to a bet target. The gaming table 4 further includes aplayer card area 45 on which a drawn player card is placed and abanker card area 46 on which a drawn banker card is placed.
• The gaming table 4 includes a gametoken tray 9 which adealer 11 inserts thegame token 1. At least a part of the gametoken tray 9 is embedded in the gaming table 4. Achip determining device 49 can detect a position of thegame token 1, a type ofgame token 1, the number ofgame tokens 1 in the gametoken tray 9 on the basis of information acquired from acamera device 2, a RFID reader (not illustrated), and the like.
• Acard distributing device 3 determines a win-loss result of the game in the gaming table 4 as a win-loss result determining device and displays it in aresult display lamp 3L. Further, thecard distributing device 3 transmits the determined win-loss result of the game to acontrol device 50.
• Thechip determining device 49 can determine the type ofgame token 1, the number ofgame tokens 1, the position (bet target) at which thegame token 1 is placed on the gaming table 4 on the basis of information obtained from thecamera device 2, the RFID reader, and the like. Thecontrol device 50 has a function of detecting the position of thegame token 1, the type ofgame token 1, and the number ofgame tokens 1 on the gaming table 4 determined by thechip determining device 49 and performs a balance calculation of a casino side in the gaming table 4 using the win-loss result obtained from thecard distributing device 3 serving as the win-loss determining device. Thecontrol device 50 can determine whether or not the balance calculation result of the casino side and the change in the position of thegame token 1, the type ofgame token 1, and the number ofgame tokens 1 in the gametoken tray 9 obtained by thechip determining device 49 are correct. Thecontrol device 50 records the type ofgame token 1, the number ofgame tokens 1, and the position (betting target) of thegame token 1 placed on thebet area 44 which are determined by the chip determining device in the database.
• On the basis of the record of the database, acontrol device 50 can detect transition of an amount ofgame token 1 bet on each of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 independently. Thecontrol device 50 that detects the transition as described above may be a device separate from thecontrol device 50 described above.
• Among thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445, the casino side earning rate of the tie, the player pair, and the banker pair called the side bet is overwhelmingly higher than that of the player and the banker, and thus the casino side is likely to get more profits when more bets are put on the side bet. Therefore, thegaming table layout 5 configured so that a large bet amount is put on the side bet is regarded as being excellent.
• In other words, thecontrol device 50 can calculate a ratio of the bet amount on the side bet for eachgaming table layout 5 on the basis of the record of the database and evaluate the excellence of thegaming table layout 5.
• In thegaming table layout 5 of the related art, thePLAYER 441 and theBANKER 442 are provided for each player position 13, but the side bets of theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 are collectively arranged at the center of the table as illustrated inFIG. 6. In thegaming table layout 5, for example, when thegame participant 10 at theplayer position 1 desires to bet on the player pair, since the hand of thegame participant 10 does not reach it, thegame participant 10 has to bet through the hand of thedealer 11. As a result, thegame participant 10 hesitates to bet on the side bet, and an amount bet on the side bet decreases. Further, due to the time and efforts of thedealer 11, it takes time, and the efficiency gets worse, and when thedealer 11 is distracted, there is room for misconduct to intervene.
• In thegaming table layout 5 of the present invention, thebet areas 44 each including thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 are set in a plurality of rows so that eachbet area 44 corresponds to the player position 13 at which eachgame participant 10 as illustrated inFIG. 1, so that eachgame participant 10 can bet on the side bets of theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 by him/herself. With thisgaming table layout 5, eachgame participant 10 can place thegame token 1 on thebet area 44 of the side bet with his/her hand without going through the hand of thedealer 11, and thus it is easier to bet on the side bet. As a result, as the amount bet on the side bet in which the casino side earning rate is high increases, the casino side profit increases. Further, it is possible to reduce the time since it does not go through the hand of thedealer 11, and thus there is an advantage that the efficiency is improved.
• More specifically, since eachbet area 44 is arranged within a range which the hand of eachgame participant 10 sitting at the player position 13 can reach, that is within 1 m from the end of the table at the position at which eachgame participant 10 sits, eachgame participant 10 can put a bet easily.
• Further, as illustrated inFIG. 2, thebet areas 44 of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 may be arranged in five rows in one column for each player position 13. In this case, similarly, since eachgame participant 10 can bet with his/her own hand, the bet amount on the side bet increases. Further, since thebet areas 44 of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 are lined up in a horizontal row, there is an advantage in that payment and collection of thegame token 1 by thedealer 11 can be performed smoothly. Further, for example, the order of thebet areas 44 may be changed, for example, by settingTIE 443 to the front. Since the bet area of the side bet is arranged in front, thegame participant 10 can easily bet on the side bet.
• Thecontrol device 50 can detect the transition of the amount of thegame token 1 bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 recorded in the databases of a plurality of gaming tables 4 and performs a comparison for a plurality of gaming tables 4.
• Further, thecontrol device 50 can detect the amount of thegame token 1 bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442 and theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 recorded in the databases of a plurality of types ofgaming table layouts 5 and perform a comparison for a plurality ofgaming table layouts 5.
• Thecontrol device 50 can calculate the ratio of the amount ofgame token 1 bet on the tie or the ratio ofgame token 1 bet on the player pair or the banker pair with respect to the amount ofgame token 1 bet on the player or the banker. Thecontrol device 50 can determine whether or not thegaming table layout 5 is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.
• It is possible to develop the more excellentgaming table layout 5 having the high bet amount on the side bet by repeating an operation of changing thegaming table layout 5, calculating the ratio of the amount ofgame token 1 bet on the tie or the ratio ofgame token 1 bet on the player pair or the banker pair with respect to the amount ofgame token 1 bet on the player or the banker, and evaluating the excellence.
• Further, thecontrol device 50 can further calculate a theoretical earning rate based on an actual game record during a predetermined period of time in thegaming table layout 5 on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 and the transition of the amount ofgame token 1 actually bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445. The theoretical earning rate is an earning rate based on the win-loss result when a playing card is withdrawn randomly, and an approximate value is 1.3 % for the player and the banker, 14% for the tie, and 10% for the player pair and the banker pair. In practice, it is possible to calculate the theoretical earning rate based on the bet amount during a predetermined period of time by multiplying the amount ofgame token 1 bet on each of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 by the theoretical earning rate, and it is possible to evaluate the excellence of thegaming table layout 5.
• Thecontrol device 50 can calculate an actual earning rate in thegaming table layout 5 on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table 4 and the transition of the amount of thegame token 1 bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445. It is possible to calculate a stricter actual earning rate using the win-loss data of the game which is actually performed.
• Further, thecontrol device 50 can further calculate the theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in thegaming table layout 5 on the basis of the theoretical earning rate of each of thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445 and the transition of the amount of thegame token 1 actually bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445, calculate an actual earning rate in thegaming table layout 5 on the basis of the actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table 4 and the transition of the amount of thegame token 1 actually bet on thePLAYER 441, theBANKER 442, theTIE 443, thePLAYER PAIR 444, and theBANKER PAIR 445, and calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate. As the difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate is calculated, it is possible to determine whether or not it is an unnatural result or investigate whether or not there has been misconduct or fraud.
• Further, thecontrol device 50 can further record a period of time taken to perform each game in the database. Thecontrol device 50 can analyze a relation between a period of time and a profit such as an earning rate or an earning amount per unit time on the basis of the record of the database.
• Further, thecontrol device 50 can further record the number ofgame participants 10 participating in a game in the database. Thecontrol device 50 can analyze a relation between a period of time and the number of persons such as an earning rate or an earning amount per unit time or unit number of persons on the basis of the record of the database.
• In a case in which thegame token 1 placed on the gaming table 4 is scanned with thecamera device 2, thecamera device 2 is installed obliquely above the gaming table 4 and photographs thebet area 44. Thecamera device 2 can recognize the game token bet for each player position. A plurality ofcamera devices 2 may be installed for each player position 13, or asingle camera device 2 may photograph thebet areas 44 of all the player positions 13.
• Thecontrol device 50 recognizes the position (bet target) of thegame token 1 placed in thebet area 44, the type ofgame token 1, and the number ofgame tokens 1 the image captured by thecamera device 2. It is possible to recognize the position (bet target) of thegame token 1 by performing a setting in which the position (bet target) of thegame token 1 can be determined on the basis of a position at which thegame token 1 at the bottom among a plurality of stackedgame tokens 1 is shown in a captured image in advance.
• In a case in which a plurality ofgame token 1 stacks (stacked game tokens 1) are placed in eachbet area 44 of each player position 13, thechip determining device 49 can individually recognize each stack. This is effective, for example, when the gaming table 4 is fully attended, and an action called "back bet" in which a player standing behind a chair puts a bet is performed. In other words, a player A sitting in a chair at a player position "2" 132 places thegame token 1 on abet area 442 for a banker, and a player B standing behind the player A places thegame token 1 on thebet area 442 for the banker at the same player position "2" and puts a bet. At this time, thechip determining device 49 can separately determine the stacks ofgame tokens 1 which the player A and the player B place on the same bet area separately.
• Thechip determining device 49 can analyze an image captured by thecamera device 2 and individually determine the stacks by recognizing the stacks from a distance between thegame tokens 1 or an overlapping state. Further, thechip determining device 49 may be an RFID reader, and when a plurality of RFID antennas are arranged in one bet area, the stack ofgame tokens 1 placed close to each other can be individually read by another RFID antenna.
• Further, thechip determining device 49 can recognize a player who puts eachgame token 1 further using information identifying thegame participant 10, a time at which the game token is placed, and timing information. A player specifying system may be used in order to identify thegame participant 10. The player specifying system may be a face authentication system that specifies thegame participant 10 registered in advance (hereinafter also referred to as a "member") by performing authentication on a face image or may be a system that specifies a member by scanning a membership card issued to a member. Each member is managed by the membership ID issued uniquely to each member.
• In the present embodiment, as illustrated inFIG. 2, there is not acontour line 106 in thebet area 44, and thebet areas 44 are configured to be distinguished from the place of thegaming table layout 5 by a color or a color density. Since thecontour line 106 is set in the gaming table 4 of the related art as illustrated inFIG. 6, the contour line 106 (which is usually a white line) overlaps with a white portion of thegame token 1, so that thegame token 1 is likely to be misidentified. Since there is rather nocontour line 106, it is possible to accurately recognize only thegame token 1, and it is possible to improve the accuracy of scanning.
• As illustrated inFIG. 8, for example, thegame token 1 includes acommon color 122 which is commonly used for a plurality of types ofgame tokens 1 and afeature color 121 specifying each type using a color thereof. For example, thecommon color 122 is white, and as thefeature color 121, for example, red indicates 100 thousand dollars, and blue indicates 500 thousand dollars. Thecontrol device 50 can recognize a portion having thefeature color 121 interposed by thecommon colors 122 as thegame token 1 and identify the type ofgame token 1 using, for example, a method of identifying thefeature color 121 from a relative color relation with reference to thecommon color 122. Therefore, if there is acommon color 122 on the layout, there is a problem in that erroneous recognition occurs due to confusion with thegame token 1, similarly to the case of thecontour line 106. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the layout is colored with a color other than thecommon color 122, and thecommon color 122 is excluded from the layout, and thus thecommon color 122 and thefeature color 121 included in thegame token 1 can be easily distinguished from thegaming table layout 5, thereby improving the accuracy of scanning thegame token 1.
• In the present embodiment, further, display indicating the player (PLAYER) 441, the banker (BANKER) 442, the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, or the banker pair (B) 445 in thebet area 44 is colored with the same color (for example, yellow, green, or the like) or the same color with a different density as the color of the place of thegaming table layout 5. By making the number of colors of the portion in which thegame token 1 is scanned with thecamera device 2 as small as possible, it is easy to distinguish thecommon color 122 and thefeature color 121 of thegame token 1 from thegaming table layout 5, and it is possible to increase the accuracy of recognition of thegame token 1.
• In thegaming table layout 5 of the related art (FIG. 6), as a further problem, since thebet areas 441 to 445 are closely adjacent to each other, there is a problem in that the game tokens 101 bet by thegame participants 10 are placed close to one another, and visibility is lowered when photographing is performed with a single camera device.
• In the present embodiment, as illustrated inFIG. 2, the fivebet areas 441 to 445 are radially arranged in a plurality of rows centering on thedealer 11 for each player position 13. In other words, since thegame tokens 1 are lined up in a straight line, even when photographing is performed obliquely downwards with asingle camera device 2, a situation in which thegame token 1 becomes a blind spot ofother game tokens 1 and is invisible does not happen.
• Further, in the present embodiment, thebet areas 44 are arranged in a plurality of rows with a space therebetween so that the field of views for thegame tokens 1 in a direction perpendicular to a radial straight line from thedealer 11 do not overlap, and thus no blind spot occurs in thebet areas 44 of the different player positions 13 ("1" to "6").
• Further, a gametoken counter area 7 may be set as illustrated inFIG. 2. The RFID reader is embedded in the gametoken counter area 7, and thus it is possible to recognize the type ofgame token 1 and the number ofgame tokens 1 by scanning an RFID installed in thegame token 1 placed on the gametoken counter area 7.
• For example, in a case in which recognition for thegame token 1 based on an image captured by thecamera device 2 is not performed normally, it can be used for the purpose of recognizing thegame token 1 when thedealer 11 places thegame token 1 on the gametoken counter area 7.
• Further, thegame token 1 placed on the gametoken counter area 7 may be photographed and recognized by a camera device (which may be identical to thecamera device 2 or may be another camera device). When thegame token 1 is recognized by both the RFID reader and the camera device, it is possible to discover anillegal game token 1 such as agame token 1 with no RFID therein.
• FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the bet areas are arranged in a plurality of rows with a space therebetween so that the field of views for thegame tokens 1 in a direction perpendicular to a radial line centering on thedealer 11 do not overlap, particularly, for the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, and the banker pair (B) 445 at the same player position 13 ("1" to "6").
• FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which, particularly, the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, and the banker pair (B) 445, which normally have square shapes, have elliptical shapes.
• FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a layout in which thegame participants 10 are seven people. In addition to the "player positions 1 to 6" 131 to 135, a "player position 7" 136 and a "player position 8" 137 are set.
• FIG. 7 is an example of agaming table layout 1 in which thebet game token 1 is scanned by RFID. Thebet areas 44 may be separated from each other so that RFID antennas do not interfere with each other.
• It is desirable that thegaming table layout 5 be formed on the upper surface of the gaming table 4, and thegaming table layout 5 may be printed on a cloth or the like and attached to the gaming table 4, or thegaming table layout 5 may be formed directly on the gaming table 4 by coloring.
• In the above example, the type ofgame token 1 and the number ofgame tokens 1 are recognized on the basis of the image captured by thecamera device 2, but the type ofgame token 1 and the number ofgame tokens 1 may be recognized on the basis of a video using a video surveillance device instead of thecamera device 2.
• Thecontrol device 50 which recognizes thegame token 1 may be a device employing artificial intelligence of a deep learning structure.
• Further, by using thegaming table layout 5 of the invention, in addition to the recognition of thegame token 1 using thecamera device 2, even when thedealer 11 distinguishes thegame token 1 with the eyes, it is easy to distinguish it, and reduction of mistakes and improvement of the game efficiency can be expected.
• While various kinds of embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments can be modified by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention, and the present embodiment may be appropriately modified depending on necessity in a game to be applied.
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• According to the above embodiment, the following inventions are disclosed.
1. (1) A table game management system, including:
   • a game table having a baccarat game table layout;
   • a plurality of RFID antennas that detect an RFID of a game token placed on a predetermined area on the game table; and
   • a control device that records a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the RFID antennas in a database,
   • in which the game table layout includes a bet area on which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet within a predetermined area,
   • further, as the bet area, a bet area for a player, a bet area for a banker, a bet area for a tie, a bet area for a side bet are arranged for each player position,
   • the plurality of RFID antennas are settable such that every one or two or more antennas scan the game token of any one among the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, and the bet area for the side bet, and
   • the control device specifies a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the one or two or more antennas associated with each bet area for each of the bet area for the player, the bet layer for the banker, and the bet area for the side bet associated with the RFID antennas and performs a setting so that the RFID associated with an area other than the bet areas does not perform detection, or a detection result thereof is excluded.
   
   In the table game management system of (1), a betting chip is read by an RFID, and an antenna is embedded in a place in which the betting chip is not read.
2. (2) A table game management system, including:
   • a game table having a baccarat game table layout;
   • a chip determining device that determines a game token bet by each game participant in a game performed on the game table using an RFID attached to the game token;
   • a game recording device that records the game token bet by each game participant as an image through a camera;
   • an image analysis device that performs image analysis on an image of the recorded game token; and
   • a control device that determines a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the chip determining device and the image analysis device,
   • the game table layout includes a bet area in which the game participant places the game token to participate in a bet,
   • further, as the bet area, a bet area for a player, a bet area for a banker, a bet area for a tie, a bet area for a side bet are arranged for each player position,
   • the control device determines an authenticity of the bet game token for each player position on the basis of a determination result of the chip determining device, and determines a total amount for each player position, and
   • further, the control device is configured to detect the type of game token and the number of game tokens which are independently bet on each of the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, the bet area for the tie, a bet area for a player pair, and a bet area for a banker pair on the basis of an image analysis result by the image analysis device.
3. (3) The table game management system according to (2),
   in which the control device determines whether or not there is a difference between a total amount of the game tokens for each player position obtained using a detection result of the chip determining device and a total amount of the game tokens obtained for each player position obtained using a detection result of the image analysis device.
• In the table game management system of (2) or (3), the betting chip is read for each player using an RFID, and a place (bet area) is viewed with a camera.
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Gaming table

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Dealer

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Claims (41)

1. A table game management system, comprising:

   a gaming table having a baccarat gaming table layout;

   a chip determining device capable of determining a type of game token placed on the gaming table to participate in a bet and the number of the game tokens; and

   a control device that records the type of the game token and the number of game tokens determined by the chip determining device in a database,

   wherein the gaming table layout includes

   a portion on which a chip float storing the game token is placed,

   a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed,

   a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and

   a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet,

   further, as the bet area, a bet area for PLAYER, a bet area for BANKER, a bet area for TIE, a bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and a bet area for BANKER PAIR are set in a plurality of rows for each position radially centering on a dealer, and

   the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR independently for each player position on the basis of a record of the database.
2. The table game management system according to claim 1, wherein, in the gaming table layout, the bet areas for the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for each player position are set within a range which a hand of each game participant sitting at the player position can reach.
3. The table game management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the gaming table layout, a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the dealer sits to an end of each bet area is within 1 meter, and
   a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the game participant sits to an end of the bet area of each player position on which the game participant places the game token is within 1 meter.
4. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bet area for PLAYER, the bet area for BANKER, the bet area for TIE, the bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and the bet area for BANKER PAIR are arranged in five rows in one column for each player position.
5. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of gaming tables.
6. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of types of gaming table layouts.
7. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a ratio of an amount of the game token bet on the tie or an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER PAIR or the BANKER PAIR with respect to an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER or the BANKER.
8. The table game management system according to claim 7, wherein the control device is configured to determine whether or not the gaming table layout is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.
9. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
10. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the control device is configured to calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
11. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR,
    calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and
    calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate.
12. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein there is no contour line in the bet area, and the bet area is distinguished from a place of the gaming table layout by a color or a color density.
13. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a game token including a feature color specifying a type and a common color used in common to a plurality of types of game tokens is a target to be used as the game token to be used, and the bet area is colored with a color other than the common color.
14. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the gaming table layout includes a game token check area.
15. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising, a win-loss result determining device that determines a win-loss result of a game,
    wherein the control device is configured to detect a balance for each player position on the basis of the win-loss result of the game determined by the win-loss result determining device.
16. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising, a player specifying unit that specifies a player participating in a game at each player position by a face authentication system or a membership card.
17. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the control device records a membership ID of each player specified by the player specifying unit and a bet amount of each player position in the database in association with each other.
18. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the control device is configured to detect an amount of the bet game token and a balance for each player.
19. The table game management system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the chip determining device is configured to separately detect a plurality of game token stacks within each bet area of each player position.
20. A table game management system, comprising:

    a gaming table having a baccarat gaming table layout;

    a chip determining device capable of determining a type of game token placed on the gaming table to participate in a bet and the number of the game tokens; and

    a control device that records the type of game token and the number of game tokens determined by the chip determining device in a database,

    wherein the gaming table layout includes a portion on which a chip float storing the game token is placed,

    a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed,

    a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed, and

    a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, and

    the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on each of PLAYER, BANKER, TIE, PLAYER PAIR, and BANKER PAIR independently for each player position on the basis of a record of the database.
21. The table game management system according to claim 20, wherein the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of gaming tables.
22. The table game management system according to claim 20, wherein the control device is configured to detect transition of an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR for a plurality of types of gaming table layouts.
23. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a ratio of an amount of the game token bet on the TIE or an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER PAIR or the BANKER PAIR with respect to an amount of the game token bet on the PLAYER or the BANKER.
24. The table game management system according to claim 23, wherein the control device is configured to determine whether or not the gaming table layout is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.
25. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 24, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
26. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 25, wherein the control device is configured to calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR.
27. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 23, wherein the control device is configured to calculate a theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the player, the banker, the tie, the player pair, and the banker pair and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR,
    calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table and transition of an amount of the game token actually bet on the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR, and
    calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate.
28. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 27, wherein the control device has a function of analyzing a relation between the theoretical earning rate or the actual earning rate and a period of time taken to perform a game.
29. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 27, wherein the control device is configured to analyze a relation of the theoretical earning rate or the actual earning rate, a period of time taken to perform a game, and the number of game participants participating in a game.
30. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 29, further comprising, a win-loss result determining device that determines a win-loss result of a game,
    wherein the control device is configured to detect a balance for each player position on the basis of the win-loss result of the game determined by the win-loss result determining device.
31. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 30, further comprising, a player specifying unit that specifies a player participating in a game at each player position by a face authentication system or a membership card.
32. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein the control device records a membership ID of each player specified by the player specifying unit and a bet amount of each player position in the database in association with each other.
33. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 32, wherein the control device is configured to detect an amount of the bet game token and a balance for each player.
34. The table game management system according to any one of claims 20 to 33, wherein the chip determining device is configured to separately detect a plurality of game token stacks within each bet area of each player position.
35. A baccarat gaming table layout, comprising:

    a portion on which a chip float storing a game token is placed;

    a portion on which a card chute device storing a playing card is placed;

    a card area in which the playing card withdrawn from the card chute device is placed; and

    a bet area in which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet,

    wherein further, as the bet area, a bet area for PLAYER, a bet area for BANKER, a bet area for TIE, a bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and a bet area for BANKER PAIR are set in a plurality of rows for each position radially centering on a dealer, and

    the bet areas of the PLAYER, the BANKER, the TIE, the PLAYER PAIR, and the BANKER PAIR of each player position are set within a range which a hand of each game participant sitting at the player position can reach.
36. The gaming table layout according to claim 35, wherein a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the dealer sits to an end of each bet area is within 1 m, and
    a distance from an end of the table at a position at which the game participant sits to an end of the bet area of each player position on which the game participant places the game token is within 1 meter.
37. The gaming table layout according to claim 35 or 36, wherein the bet area for PLAYER, bet area for BANKER, the bet area for TIE, the bet area for PLAYER PAIR, and the bet area for BANKER PAIR are arranged in five rows in one column for the each player position.
38. The gaming table layout according to any one of claims 35 to 37, wherein there is no contour line in the bet area, and the bet area is distinguished from a place of the gaming table layout by a color or a color density.
39. The gaming table layout according to any one of claims 35 to 38, wherein a game token including a feature color specifying a type and a common color used in common to a plurality of types of game tokens is a target to be used as the game token to be used, and the bet area is colored with a color other than the common color.
40. The gaming table layout according to any one of claims 35 to 39, further comprising, a game token check area.
41. A gaming table, comprising:
    the gaming table layout according to any one of claims 35 to 40, the gaming table layout set on a top surface of the gaming table.

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